Photograph of a woman standing next to a chair and holding a book, late 19th century. Creator: Louis Janousek. # 2833068

Photograph of a woman standing next to a chair and holding a book, late 19th century. Creator: Louis Janousek.

2-833-068 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

A sepia toned cabinet card photograph of an African-American woman wearing a dark colored dress. She is standing next to a chair with a fringed bottom. Her right hand rests on the chair back and she is holding white gloves. With her left hand she is holding a book. The photograph is adhered to green cardstock. Printed on the cardstock is “L. Janousek,” “LJ,” and “Yankton [----?]. There are no inscriptions on the back.